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Update, Wednesday morning: According to Dylan Hernandez, the Dodgers are Nishioka's preferred destination. That doesn't mean they can afford to make it happen, of course.
Ryan Theriot's not an option if you're trying to win. Ivan DeJesus probably isn't ready (and is still on the board despite 11 names being chosen in the TBLA Dodger prospect voting). Jamey Carroll's not an everyday solution. Juan Uribe sounded nice until his playoff heroics almost certainly inflated his price, and the rest of the free agent options at 2B leave you wanting, to say the least.
So who do you play at second base? If there's not one single good option in the hemisphere, then maybe you expand that search - and it just so happens that this year's top Japanese position player looking to come to America is 26-year-old middle infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka.
Playing for the Chiba Lotte Marines, the switch-hitting Nishioka carried a .287/.361/.427 line over 2007-09 before really breaking out this year, putting up a .346/.423/.482 while becoming the first Pacific Leaguer since Ichiro Suzuki to top 200 hits (remember, Japanese teams play 144-game seasons.)
Over at FanGraphs, Patrick Newman (who's basically the leading American authority on Japanese ball at this point) has some nice background info on Nishioka:
So what kind of player is Nishioka? A pretty good one. Nishioka is coming off of a phenomenal year, which netted him the distinction of being my pick for Pacific League MVP.
Nishioka has two Gold Gloves on his resume, awarded in 2005 (as a second baseman) and 2007 (as a shortstop). My observation is that he really has great range, but his arm is a somewhat below average as a shortstop. Nishioka's 2010 fielding results illustrate how traditional stats can be misleading — he lead Pacific League shortstops in errors with 19 and finished last in fielding percentage at .972, but he also had more assists (440) and put-outs (222) than anyone else (data taken from this Japanese blog). The fact that he played every inning in 2010 helps his accumulated stats, though. Overall though, Nishioka feels more like a second baseman to me in MLB. And the standard disclaimer about adapting from turf to natural grass applies.
Newman adds that Nishioka has dealt with injuries in the past and that his 2010 line was inflated by a .389 BABIP, so as for his hitting performance…
It will remain to be seen whether his 2010 performance was the result of luck, a genuine step forward, or good health. My guess is that a little of each was involved. Nishioka is not much of a home run threat, but has good speed and will leg out the occasional triple, and swiped 22 bases in 33 attempts last year. Nishioka is a switch hitter, who hit well from both sides of the plate last year (.387 as a righty, .329 as a lefty).
Nishioka has not officially been posted, though multiple sources claim that process will happen this week. When a player is posted, each MLB team submits a blind bid to the Japanese team; the highest bidder is then given 30 days to come to terms on a contract with the player. If that doesn't happen, the player stays in Japan for another year and no money changes hands.
Clearly, the Dodgers don't seem like the sort of team that would be paying money just to talk to someone, and perhaps it's not likely they'll even think about it. Remember, though; times have changed since the Red Sox paid $51m to talk to Daisuke Matsuzaka in 2007. The economy isn't nearly what it was, Nishioka isn't seen as that type of prospect anyway, and high profile posting fees that haven't paid off (Matsuzaka wasn't worth that much money, and the Yankees' signing of Kei Igawa was a complete disaster) in retrospect means that the fee may be lower.
Besides, there's also the Dodgers' history with Japanese players to take into account. Along with Seattle (Ichiro, several pitchers), and the Yankees (Hideki Matsui), the Dodgers have been near the top of popular MLB teams in Japan thanks to their experiences with Hideo Nomo, Hiroki Kuroda, and Takashi Saito. MLB teams are unlikely to bid if they don't think that the player will sign with them, but that won't be an issue for the Dodgers.
What do you think? I don't think the Dodgers are likely to pony up, but you've got to fill second somehow, right?
Finally, via Vin Scully is my Homeboy, we have Nishioka's Adidas commercial, "Impossible is Nothing".


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Friday, October 08, 2010
After swimming in a quadrangular meet last weekend, Valparaiso's men's swim team returned to the pool on Friday evening for the Dennis Stark Relays, and finished in third place in the event hosted by Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind.
In the relay only invitational, the Crusaders scored 120 points, trailing champion Notre Dame (256) and Oakland (190).
The 200 freestyle relay started the meet and the team of Tate Wegehaupt (Tigard, Ore./Tigard H.S.), Travis Simmons (Angola, Ind./Angola H.S.), Steve Booth (Saint Joseph, Mich./Saint Joseph H.S.), and Chris Rudolf (Middletown, Ohio/Bishop Fenwick H.S.) posted a time of 1:35.16.
The 400 medley relay saw Alex Cox (Tinley Park, Ill./Lincoln-Way H.S.), Alexander Harris (Columbus, Ind./North H.S.), Guillermo Aguilar (San Salvador, El Salvador/Colegio Internacional de San Salvador H.S.), and Thomas Patrick (Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead H.S.) finished in 3:56.27.
David Sivak (Hobart, Ind./Hobart H.S.), Wegehaupt, Kevin Fedde (Fort Collins, Colo./Heritage Christian H.S.), and Trevor Trimpe (New Palestine, Ind./Connersville H.S.) touched the wall in 7:21.82 in the 800 freestyle relay.
Fedde, Toshko Ganzorigt (Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia/Orchlon H.S.), Ian Jones (Lexington, Ohio/Lexington H.S.), and Simmons posted a mark of 1:51.94 in the 200 medley relay while Wegehaupt, Trimpe, Rudolf, and Patrick finished the 400 free relay in 3:26.47.
In addition to the five traditional relays, the event also featured races in the breaststroke, backstroke, individual medleys, and butterfly.
Due to scheduling changes, the Crusaders will not be competing at the Ball State Relay Invitational on Saturday, but instead returning to the water for their home opener next Saturday hosting Milwaukee. The first race begins at 3 p.m. at the Athletics-Recreation Center pool.
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Apr 14, 2013, 10:11 PM
my yard
I have remodel most of my home I am at a stand still when it comes to my yard i need help badly
Apr 15, 2013, 04:41 PM
You need to provide more information, pictures, etc. Your post gives us nothing to go on.
May 15, 2013, 11:30 PM
first, you need to know the what theme you like to decorate your house, and buy some home decorations you like can help you redecorate your house, besides, remodel a house takes a lot of money, so, i think you can learn some diy projects to help you.
May 16, 2013, 12:23 PM
there's the vaguest spammer of the week! your award: zip, nada, zilch.
@edday: if you're at sea just looking at the yard, start collecting pictures of pretty ones from magazines, etc. make a mental note when you visit folks what you like in their yard, and write it down when you get home. eventually you will get a list of likes, and a few pictures showing them in place, somewhere.
then you get the lay of the land at your place... hills, sloping, trees, etc. forget about the abandoned concrete pads, rusted collapsed sheds, whatever is there. some sweat and a few pain relievers will get rid of all the garbage, and you can use the little cloth dumpsters at the home centers.
then you draw. plan what you want.
then you redraw.
then you do it again
then you start pricing stuff, and at that point, you start deciding what order you are going to do your smaller projects in to get the big one before we all die.
first step... find things you like. that ought to be easy.
sig: if this is a new economy, how come they still want my old-fashioned money?
May 16, 2013, 12:54 PM
Edday, in what part of the country do you live? What is your yard like now? Do you have time to landscape and/or garden, and if so, do you enjoy that or would you prefer a low maintenance yard?
This is the time of year when garden magazines and ideas are abundant. Check them out at Lowes, Home Depot or Barnes & Noble. Fine Gardening has one of its annual special interest publications titled Outdoor Ideas and Solutions on sale now.
But for more details, you'll need to give us some more information and/or preferably provide photos.
Swschrad, notice that this spammer uses marketing techniquest to attract attention by providing a photo of a cute little baby?
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rented a stock picture for $30, I suspect.
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rented a stock picture for $30, I suspect.
And EchoLn will be spamming until he/she makes up that $30, I bet.


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nice prediction for seattle. a C grade. Guess what. those C guys just helped them win a Superbowl. Do you even watch college football? The only thing you will ever write is useless articles.
2012 NFL Draft Grades
The 2012 NFL Draft is in the books after one long and eventful weekend. There's nothing left to do now but sit back and break down what each team did — and did not do — with their time on the clock.
The very unscientific formula behind these draft grades puts more weight on picks the higher they were made, as should be the case. So, a team could not save or ruin its draft with its late-round selections, but one guy in the first round or two could be a game-changer.
And with that, this year's grades:
Arizona Cardinals: Larry Fitzgerald badly needed some help at wide receiver, and the Cardinals hope that Michael Floyd will provide it. Not having a second-round pick hurt the final product, but CB Jamell Fleming (No. 80 overall) is a decent fit and Bobby Massie was a steal at 112. Adding offensive linemen Senio Kelemte and Nate Potter late ought to help a shaky unit. Grade: B
Atlanta Falcons: Without a first-round pick because of the move up for Julio Jones last year, the Falcons struck gold when Peter Konz fell to them at 55. It was mostly downhill from there, a slide started by the reach for OT Lamar Holmes, a major project, at 94. Troy DE Jonathan Massaquoi (164) might bump this group up down the line. Grade: C
Baltimore Ravens: The Ravens traded down and still landed DE/OLB Courtney Upshaw (35), who may develop into the next feared defender in Baltimore. Guard Kelechi Osemele (60) and running back Bernard Pierce (84) filled needs well, making the Ravens' reaches in Round 5 (Gino Gradkowski and Christian Thompson) more tolerable. Grade: B
Buffalo Bills: For the first five rounds, the Bills turned in a relatively strong draft, with the lone head-scratcher being WR T.J. Graham (69). Staying put and nabbing CB Stephon Gilmore at No. 10 could pay off big time, as could jumping on G/T Cordy Glenn at 41. Grade: B-plus
Carolina Panthers: I'm a big fan of Carolina's draft work, beginning with Luke Kuechly at No. 9. Versatile offensive lineman Amini Silatolu (40) ought to carve out a nice role, too, and it's hard to argue with any of Carolina's other picks. Getting WR Joe Adams (103) and CB Josh Norman (143) in the mid-rounds can't be overlooked. Grade: A-minus
Chicago Bears: Can Shea McClellin develop into the pass-rusher Chicago needs? Will Alshon Jefferey stay in shape? Is Brandon Hardin healthy? The Bears took some risks early and nabbed a couple of borderline prospects late. Grade: C
Cincinnati Bengals: If you didn't buy the Bengals' rise last season, this should push you over the top. Cincinnati landed potential starters with each of its first nine picks, led by CB Dre Kirkpatrick (17) and G Kevin Zeitler (27), who should be in the lineup from Day One. Grade: A-plus
Cleveland Browns: I don't mind Cleveland going all-in to get Trent Richardson at No. 3. Heck, I don't even really mind reaching for QB Brandon Weeden at 22. I'm not sure what happened after that, though, as the Browns took OT Mitchell Schwartz when they needed a receiver, then tanked picks on DT John Hughes (87) and WR Travis Benjamin (100). Grade: C-plus
Dallas Cowboys: Dallas fans seem to be of the belief that the move for CB Morris Claiborne (6) made everything else icing on the cake. That may be true — leaping up for Claiborne was a sensational move — and it could have to be, since Dallas didn't land another immediate-impact guy. DE Tyrone Crawford (81) will have a chance to play as a pass-rusher. Grade: B
Denver Broncos: Help us, Peyton Manning, you're our only hope. This doesn't feel like a draft that will put Denver over the top. DT Derek Wolfe fills a need, but Jerel Worthy or Devon Still would have been safer picks, and the Brock Osweiler selection at 57 makes absolutely no sense. Grade: D
Detroit Lions: The Lions are unapologetic about their "best player available" strategy, even when it brings them Ryan Broyles, a receiver coming off a knee injury, at 54. It can't be oversold, though, how badly Detroit needed that Riley Reiff pick in the first round. CB Dwight Bentley (85) should help, and Oklahoma linebacker Travis Lewis (223) might be one of the steals of the draft. Grade: B
Green Bay Packers: The Packers had eight picks and used them all on defense. I love the picks of Worthy and CB Casey Heyward (62) in Round 2, though I'm not sold that Nick Perry (29) will fit Green Bay's scheme that well. But this is a franchise that deserves the benefit of the doubt. Grade: B-plus
Houston Texans: There was the good — Whitney Mercilus gives Houston another excellent pass-rusher after Mario Williams' departure — and the very good — G Brandon Brooks (76) and DE/DT Jared Crick (126) could both be huge for the Texans. There was also a complete meltdown at wide receiver with red flag-heavy DeVier Posey (68) and inconsistent Keshawn Martin (121). Grade: C-plus
Indianapolis Colts: I would like to have seen an earlier WR pick, but getting the electric T.Y. Hilton (92) and a pair of tight ends (Coby Fleener at 34 and Dwayne Allen at 64) gives Andrew Luck some nice weapons — and provides the Colts a nice offensive base. Don't sleep on RB Vick Ballard (170). Grade: A-minus
Jacksonville Jaguars: Things seemed to be going so well — the Jags moved up to get Blaine Gabbert a star wide receiver in Justin Blackmon (6) and Jacksonville pounced on DE Andre Branch (38) — and then, BAM!, punter. OLB Brandon Marshall was a gigantic reach at 142. Grade: C-plus
Kansas City Chiefs: The Chiefs actually did some great work late, nabbing RB Cyrus Gray (182) and sure-handed WR Junior Hemingway (238). If only their early work had been as sturdy. DT Dontari Poe (11) might be a great one, but anyone who watched him on tape saw a lethargic competitor. If at least one of two O-line picks, Jeff Allen (44) and Donald Stephenson (74), doesn't make it, this draft might turn out to be a disaster. Grade: C
Miami Dolphins: This all depends on how much you believe in Ryan Tannehill. I'm on the fence, and especially suspect of his value at No. 8. Jonathan Martin has work to do to start at right tackle, but he was a bargain at 42. The wild card here is TE Michael Egnew (78), who will have to play a key role, since Miami more or less neglected the receiver spot. Grade: B-minus
Minnesota Vikings: You can dock Minnesota if you think Claiborne should have been the pick at 4 over OT Matt Kalil. I think the Vikings did the right thing, and their subsequent pickups of S Harrison Smith (29), CB Josh Robinson (66) and WR Jarius Wright (118) just add to that belief. Grade: A
New England Patriots: This must be what it's like on the floor of the Stock Exchange. New England started with four picks (two first, two seconds), traded up twice in the first, then traded down enough to add four picks after Round 2. The results? A mixed bag, with DE Chandler Jones (21) and LB Dont'a Hightower (25) possible moments of brilliance, and S Tavon Wilson (48) potentially a total flub. Grade: B-minus
New Orleans Saints: It's hard to do much without a pick in Round 1 or 2 … and the Saints didn't do much. The keys will be DT Akiem Hicks' (89) transition from Canadian college ball to the NFL and WR Nick Toon's (122) ability to stay healthy. No one after that is a sure-bet to make the roster. Grade: D-plus
New York Giants: Honestly, their worst pick might have been their first one: RB David Wilson (32) has playmaking ability, but he might struggle to make an impact in his rookie season. It was gem after gem from then out: WR Rueben Randle (63), CB Jayron Hosley (94) and OT Brandon Mosley (131) standing out. Grade: B-plus
New York Jets: DE Quinton Coples is a colossal roll of the dice at 16 overall, and the Jets decided to address their issues at offensive tackle by completely ignoring that position. WR Stephen Hill (43) will help that underwhelming unit, as might sleeper Jordan White (244). But there was more bad than good here. Grade: D-plus
Oakland Raiders: Like the Saints, Oakland didn't have a pick until the third round. The Raiders didn't do too poorly given that challenge, landing a needed offensive lineman in Tony Bergstrom (95) and finding underrated WR Juron Criner at 168. It was a safer draft than New Orleans had in similar circumstances, but there are no stars here. Grade: C
Philadelphia Eagles: I'm very unconvinced that QB Nick Foles will ever be an NFL starter, so using a third-rounder (88) on him stings. Aside from that, this was gold. Philadelphia robbed the league by trading up for DT Fletcher Cox at 12, then added solid pieces in LB Mychal Kendricks (46), DE Vinny Curry (59), CB Brandon Boykin (123), WR Marvin McNutt (194) and G/T Brandon Washington (200). Grade: A-minus
Pittsburgh Steelers: Not sure how the Steelers did it, but G David DeCastro (24), T Mike Adams (56) and NT Alameda Ta'amu (109) all fell into their lap, and all fit the Pittsburgh scheme (even if Adams brings some character concerns). The Sean Spence pick at 86 was the only question mark, because Spence doesn't appear to be a great fit for the Steelers' 3-4. Grade: A-minus
San Diego Chargers: I'm not sure how DE/OLB Melvin Ingram fell to 18, but the Chargers will reap the benefits for years. DT Kendall Reyes (49) and S Brandon Taylor (73) are perfect puzzle pieces at positions of need, too, so it's hard to knock San Diego even for the odd pick of G Johnny Troutman (149). Grade: A
San Francisco 49ers: The 49ers made WR A.J. Jenkins a shocking pick at 30, then grabbed LaMichael James at 61 — James has home-run potential, but the 49ers already have a crowded backfield with similar players. OL Joe Looney's an injury concern, and LB Darius Fleming has a long way to go to be a productive NFL player. Grade: D
Seattle Seahawks: Oh right, this is how Ingram made it to San Diego — the Seahawks went bonkers and picked Bruce Irvin at 15. Could he develop into a solid pass-rusher? Sure, but this was a spit take-inducing selection. LB Bobby Wagner (47) and RB Robert Turbin (106), both from Utah State, will help, and QB Russell Wilson (74) has a bright future, even if Seattle didn't really need him. Everything else was … very … blah. Grade: C
St. Louis Rams: DT Michael Brockers (14), if he develops well, will fit in nicely with Jeff Fisher's defense. St. Louis also swung for the fences with CB Janoris Jenkins (39), RB Isaiah Pead (50) and DB Trumaine Johnson (65). A top-flight WR would have been nice, but Brian Quick (33) or Chris Givens (96) could get there. Grade: B-plus
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Mark Barron (7) fills a huge need at safety, but you can understand those questioning why Tampa Bay didn't just stay put and take Claiborne. Running back Doug Martin (31) and LB Lavonte David (58) will help immediately, and CB Keith Tandy (174) was a bit of a steal at a position that the Bucs need help. Grade: A-minus
Tennessee Titans: This is a weird one for me, because I like just about everyone Tennessee took, especially WR Kendall Wright (20) and DT Mike Martin (82). The whole picture doesn't come together, however, and I think it's because the Titans needed offensive line and pass-rush help … and got neither. Grade: C
Washington Redskins: This draft, and the future of the franchise, rests in Robert Griffin III's hands. They sold out for him, and then had a crummy draft after that top pick — Kirk Cousins in Round 4? Downright baffling, even for the Redskins. Washington tried to address its offensive line, but Josh LeRibeus (71), Adam Gettis (141) and Tom Compton (193) form a collection of subpar options. Grade: B-minus
[...] SI.com — B- This draft, and the future of the franchise, rests in Robert Griffin III's hands. They sold out for him, and then had a crummy draft after that top pick — Kirk Cousins in Round 4? Downright baffling, even for the Redskins. Washington tried to address its offensive line, but Josh LeRibeus (71), Adam Gettis (141) and Tom Compton (193) form a collection of subpar options. [...]
[...] SI.com — B- This draft, and the future of the franchise, rests in Robert Griffin III's hands. They sold out for him, and then had a crummy draft after that top pick — Kirk Cousins in Round 4? Downright baffling, even for the Redskins. Washington tried to address its offensive line, but Josh LeRibeus (71), Adam Gettis (141) and Tom Compton (193) form a collection of subpar options. [...]
[...] NFL offseason grades take into account the 2012 draft grades, what's occurred in the free agency and trade markets, and any extraneous off-field [...]
[...] NFL offseason grades take into account the 2012 draft grades, what's occurred in free agency and trade markets, and any extraneous off-field circumstances [...]
[...] NFL offseason grades take into account the 2012 draft grades, what's occurred in free agency and trade markets, and any extraneous off-field circumstances [...]


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Cedar Lodge Book Page Snowman Ornaments
Attention all book lovers! Check out this creative way to use old book pages and add to your holiday decorations at the same time!
Designed by Tamara Comer.
Material List
- Old Book Pages
- Paper Maché Ornament, Round
- Mod Podge®
- Hole Punch, Standard
- Recollections® Cardstock Scrap Packs – Black
- Paintbrush
- Acrylic Paint – Orange, Pink and Brown
- Low Heat Glue Gun and Glue Sticks
Project Instructions
Step 1 Tear pages from an old book and tear those into small pieces. Tear enough to cover the round paper mache' ornament.
Step 2 Coat an area of the ornament and apply the torn pieces of book pages. Repeat until the whole ornament is covered. Let dry.
Step 3 Form a 2" to 2½" piece of book page into a cone shape. With a glue gun, glue to hold cone shape. This will form the snowman's nose.
Step 4 With the glue gun, glue the nose centering between top and bottom of ornament.
Step 5 Paint the cone orange. Let dry.
Step 6 With diluted pink acrylic paint, lightly paint on cheeks. Let dry.
Step 7 Create eight black dots by punching eight holes in the black cardstock.
Step 8 Use two dots for the eyes, and Mod Podge® them into place. Mod Podge® the remaining six dots under the nose (cone). This will form the mouth.
Step 9 Finish by lightly brushing diluted brown acrylic paint over entire ornament.


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Nature's Path & Way To Go
November 26, 2010
Climbing to the top of a huge ledge overlooking the Hop River valley, it's easy to imagine Lorenzo Dow preaching on top of the rocky outcroppings to the masses below.
This is where I found myself last week with Gwen Marrion, president of the Bolton Land Trust, and trust member Richard Treat — along with the ghosts of that first New England camp meeting. A portion of the 90 acres owned by the trust was the site of what Bolton town historian Hans DePold called "the Woodstock of the Great Awakening" in the early 1800s.
DePold said the religious meetings – the first to be held in New England and ones that "planted the seeds of the Methodist movement" — were held over three days and attended by thousands. DePold said the meetings were how "evangelism and revivalism reached the sparsely settled areas of early America." And it's hard not to get caught up in it more than 200 years later, as Marrion describes our trip through the parcel by noting we will be traveling through low, boggy spots before taking an uplifting journey to the top of the ledges.
The parcel is another great example of land trusts' working together to join large chunks of preserved land. In 2003, Rita Lombardi donated a 26-acre parcel where she and her late husband Frank used to picnic. That parcel was the trust's first acquisition. The Northern Connecticut Land Trust later donated a 31-acre parcel.
The trail starts along an old farm road to the north of High Ridge Farm Road. The trail forks and visitors can walk counter-clockwise through some boggy wetlands, a mountain laurel grove and up to the top of the ridges. By walking clockwise — along a trail marked with blue surveying tape — visitors can walk along the high ridges before plunging into the depths of the boggy valley. You see? There are all sorts of religious metaphors here.
Marrion calls one of the ridges an elevated walkway as it rises above the forest floor in an almost perfect rectangle. Another ridge appears out of the forest like an amphitheater and Marrion notes that it's possible that Dow preached from these rocks. DePold noted that the Coventry native traveled the country and world speaking the "Gospel to more persons than any other individual until Billy Graham."
"This whole part of Bolton has been untouched for about 100 years," Marrion said. "People don't get out on it a lot. Hopefully that will change by opening up this parcel."
To get there, take Exit 5 off I-384 and follow Route 85 to Bolton Center. Turn right on Hebron Road at the town green. Turn left on School Road and follow to the end. Parking is along High Ridge Farm Road. A hike will be held on Saturday at 1 p.m. Participants should meet at Bolton High School, 72 Brandy St. and carpool to the site.
Peter Marteka can be reached at 860-647-5365 or email@example.com or at The Courant, 200 Adams St., Manchester CT 06040. Visit http://www.courant.com/cthiking for more adventures in the state's natural world.
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His history with the New Mutants seem to be forgotten. Even in C&Y's X-Force with Rhane. Empath is there too. I'd like to see the Hellions come back.
Give him his own book?
Have him find a woman in that fridge he guards on Utopia.
It's a misconception that, just because James has come to terms with his brother's death and has avenged his peoples' slaughter, there are no longer any good Warpath tales to tell. He just needs to dedicate himself to a new mission and regain that edge of perseverance he showed while on Logan's X-Force. He was the breakout star of the series and it's a shame that they're letting him devolve to wallpaper status.
I feel he could benefit from not being saddled with Native American stereotypes and imagery usually found in his uniform. He should also take a cue from Domino and replace his knives with guns, or even demolitions.
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For a start perhaps they can make him less of a stereotype. Drop the Warpath name, drop all the obvious stuff that makes it look like he belongs in Dances with Wolves and not the X-men and focus on stories that don't revolve around him being Native American. Moonstar has had more success imo because at some point with the Valkrie and other storylines, I damn near forgot she was suppose to be native american. The same needs to happen with Warpath.
There's plenty of forgotten fun facts about Warpath. He could fly at one point, or something. He's also one of the surviving members of Emma Frost's Hellions.
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VIVA KUSASAN!!! Morrison On Magneto: I made him into a stupid old drug-addicted idiot. CC had done a lot of good work over the years to redeem the character. And I went in and sh*t on all of it.
I was referring to the posts that suggest Warpath's returning to Wolverine's X-Force would somehow 'undo' the character development that he attained through his initial tenure with the team.
If you think he's such a 'meh' character, why are you bothering to post on a thread about him?
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Merlin and Game of Thrones Actors Join Arrow's Huntress on NBC's Dracula
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Hard to find, but worth the trouble. – Homma's is tucked into an alley with a really small hanging sign on the street as the only obvious indicator to passers-by of its location. If you can find it, you'll won't mind at all. The sushi is fresh and delicious. The brown rice is a wonderful change from the typical sushi fare.
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brown rice?!?!? It's great! – A unique twist that works because it is done sooo well at Brown rice. In a south bay area plagued with bizarre mayonnaise rolls and what not, Brown rice manages to deliver a menu that is clearly trendy but so good as to appeal to traditionalists. They have the formula down: spend less on the decor, more on the fish. (try the beautifully presented Chirashi-Don) Funny how often the best foods are served at back-alley shacks on plastic tables and chairs. That's brown rice. Very fresh fish, very simple atmosphere, and good prices. Healthy to boot!
Excellent Sushi – Homma's Brown Rice Sushi has great fish that is really fresh and the brown rice adds a lovely flavor and texture to the sushi dishes. Because there are only two employees, filling large orders can take a while. Don't go for the atmosphere, just the food.
Brown rice yummy! – This is sorta a "hole in the wall" restaurant, which can sometimes be the best kinds! The sushi is fresh and delicious, tastes a bit creamier because of the brown rice. They always have new specials which are outstanding. It's not the prettiest decor, but it's nice for a quick bite and the good food.
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Do it do it do it........Afterwards, I would love to re-settle the areas of Egypt, Syria, Jordan etc.....that are now devoid of life......
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I think the Israelis will not go on to a ground war because of the bus attack unless it meets their strategic goals. The Jews know, after all these years of living with Arabs, that there is no 100% fool-proof way to stop a determined bomber, especially in an open society. Terrorists only need to be successful that one time while the Jews fail if they stop 99 bombers but miss that 1.The best the Jews can hope for (with an enemy wanting, as a religious duty, not just their defeat but total annihilation of every Jewish man, woman and child) is to inflict a severe enough injury to the Hamas hydra for them to sue for a temporary truce.For Hamas, if they can provoke Israel to reenter Gaza, they think they would have won because they think this act of Israel would be the stimulus that move Arab armies to attack Israel. They see the Russians covertly supporting the Arabs while the Americans overtly supporting Israel while stabbing her in the back every chance Obama gets. So, it is no surprise that they gloatingly invite Israel to come into the Gaza strip. However, they may actually be overconfident as many Arab nations are still not yet united in their respective countries and militarily are not yet up to the task of taking on Israel.
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I just ate week old delivery pizza. Sausage, feta, and jalapenos. Any predictions?
I just ate week old delivery pizza. Sausage, feta, and jalapenos. Any predictions?
expect a German/Greek/Mexican fusion of dubious consistency, anti-social whiffery and a case of mild to moderate ring-sting. these may come in handy:
I bought my nephew an elephant for his room. He said, "Thanks". I said, "Don't mention it".
Went for a backpacking trip last weekend. I ate almost nothing except for steak, beef jerky, sausage, and cheese (I did wash everything down with whiskey). Donning the pack and cinching the hipbelt produced predictable, if unexpected, results.
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steak, beef jerky, sausage, and cheese ...produced predictable, if unexpected, results.
Huh. Based on that diet, I was predicting that you wouldn't crap until the middle of next week.
I want to do it because I want to do it. -Amelia Earhart
predictable, if unexpected,
What the eff is this supposed to mean? Did you see it coming or not?
No urge to poop during a race, but...TURBO BOOST! The rocket kicks in!
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Otherwise known as breathing out of both ends.
It's almost time.
What the eff is this supposed to mean? Did you see it coming or not?
Well, I should've seen it coming. Instead, I woke up on the last day having contractions.
Didn't happen in the morning, but I did wreck a McD's restroom about halfway into a 16 mile run last Saturday. I have never been as happy to see the Golden Arches as I was booking up Prince Avenue with fear in my heart and a time bomb ticking in my gut.
LOL, sounds very familiar, except the road is called "Princess Anne" where I live. Too much coffee pre-run apparently.
The worst thing: You arrive and someone is already occupying that single stall. "--Fvck!" --- They finally get done and you try and smile at them in a friendly way when they exit as you are mere seconds from.....from.... yeah, get out of my way, I need in there, and quick!
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LOL, sounds very familiar, except the road is called "Princess Anne" where I live. Too much coffee pre-run apparently.
Hey, I used to run on parts of Princess Anne. I remember having the fighter jets practicing their take offs and landings right over my house. I miss the Hampton Roads area.
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Seagate Packs 6TB Into 3.5" 7200 RPM Enterprise Capacity Hard Drive
Subject: Storage | April 8, 2014 - 11:22 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: Seagate, sata 6Gbs, SAS, Hard Drive, enterprise, 6tb
Seagate's latest enterprise class hard drive offers up to 6TB of space in a 3.5" form factor. The Enterprise Capacity series drive comes in both SATA III 6Gbps and 12Gbps SAS interfaces. Seagate was able to achieve an impressive 1,000 Gb/inch or about 1.25 TB per platter with the drive's five total platters adding up to the 6TB capacity. Perhaps even more impressively, Seagate was able to offer up a 6TB, five platter, 7,200 RPM drive without using helium.
The 6TB Enterprise Capacity hard drive comes with a 128MB DRAM cache. It is rated at 216 MB/s for sequential transfer speeds and an average latency of 4.16 milliseconds. The drive also supports 256-bit AES encryption and an instant secure erase function which overwrites data multiple times. Seagate further claims the drive is rated for 24/7 workloads at 550TB/year with a MTBF of 1.4 million hours. The drive comes with a five year warranty.
The drive will come in several variants depending on the storage interface. LaCie has already committed to using the new drives in its dual bay external storage products. Seagate has not released pricing on the new 6TB drive, but stated that it would price the drive at the same $/GB as last year's 4TB model. Expect the price to be around $650 MSRP before contract and bulk order deals.
It is a neat drive for sure, and I hope that the technology trickles down to the consumer space quickly, as 4TB has been the maximum single drive capacity for far too long!
For now, the drive will be used in the datacenter, production house, and security/surveillance markets (particularly in the datacenter market where rack space is at a premium).
Seagate Launches 4TB, Four-Platter Hard Drive For $200
Subject: Storage | April 3, 2013 - 06:26 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: Seagate, 1TB Platter, 4TB, Hard Drive, storage
Seagate recently took the wraps off of a new 4TB hard drive. The new drive uses the company's 1TB platters, and the ST4000DM000 uses four 1TB platters. Other characteristics include a 7,200 RPM spindle speed, 64MB cache, and support for the SATA III 6 Gbps interface.
According to the company, the 4TB drive boasts an average read/write data rate of 146MB/s (which is good for a mechanical hard drive), max sustained transfer speed of 180MB/s, and sub-8.5ms and 9.5ms average seek times for read and write operations respectively.
The drive is compatible with Seagate's DiskWizard technology, allowing the full 4TB to be used on legacy operating systems. At 4TB, this drive is perfect for digital pack rats and media enthusiasts.
The 4TB Seagate drive can be found for around $190 USD online for the bare-bones drive, or approximately $205 for retail packaging. You can find more information on the 4TB mechanical hard drive on this Seagate data sheet (PDF) or the drive's product page.
I have to admit that I'm tempted by this, despite not having filled my 2TB drive yet.
iSuppli Estimates Hard Drive Industry Will Experience 12% Decline In 2013
Subject: General Tech | February 6, 2013 - 09:14 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: storage, isuppli, Hard Drive
Analytics firm IHS recently released its iSuppli Storage Space Market Brief. According to the report, 2013 does not look good for hard drive manufacturers who may see up to a 12% decline in revenues. In 2012 the hard drive industry brought in $37.1 billion, but IHS estimates only $32.7 billion in 2013. Further, revenue in 2014 is estimated at a mere $32 billion.
In response to new hard drive technologies and pressure from solid state drives, IHS predicts hard drive selling prices will fall 7%. Thanks to this price erosion, the report suggests that hard drive manufacturers across the board will experience declines in gross and operating profit margins. The hard drive industry will have to contend with cheaper solid state drives as well as competition within the industry. Seagate and Western Digital will continue to battle it out for market dominance with new technologies and a continued price war that will see margins becoming thinner than ever as $/GB metrics continue to fall rapidly.
Reportedly, the hard drive makers will also have to contend with smartphones and tablets (that use solid state storage) making inroads into the PC market. Sales of traditional PCs are said to be somewhat cannibalized by mobile devices, and those reduced sales will affect the hard drive component manufacturers negatively.
On the other hand, it is not all bad news for the HDD makers. Hard drives still have per-drive capacity and $/GB on their side. Hard drives may be losing ground to SSDs, but for cheap consumer computers and large storage arrays used in the enterprise space hard drives are still the way to go. Consumer PC sales may no longer be growing rapidly, but big data is still a growing market so that will help the hard drive market.
All in all, 2013 will be beneficial for consumers as they will be getting cheaper and more-dense hard drives. This year is not looking good for the hard drive manufacturers, however.
Image of hard disk drive courtesy Walknboston via Flickr Creative Commons.
HGST Working With Helium To Inflate Hard Drive Capacities
Subject: Storage | September 19, 2012 - 11:27 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: western digital, WD, patter density, hitachi, hgst, helium, Hard Drive, 6tb
Western Digital-owned Hitachi Global Storage (HGST) recently announced that it is pursuing the mass production of helium-filled hard drives. The culmination of six-plus years of research and development, Hitachi's engineers have come up with a workable solution to craft a sealed enclosure to contain the helium and internal drive hardware over the long term and in a way that can be mass produced. While the company is not ready to talk specifics or announce individual products, HGST (Western Digital) is going on record in stating that its helium-filled "hard drive platform" will offer up performance, power efficiency, and capacity improvements in a 3.5" form factor (with up to seven platters) sometime in 2013.
Don't try this at home folks, it won't actually work :).
The current crop of hard drives have small holes on the top to allow air pressure equalization, as the drives are not a fully-sealed design (and is why dunking them in oil is a bad idea). The proposed helium-filled hard drives would change that design, by being fully sealed from the outside environment after being filled with the noble gas. Steve Campbell, CTO at HGST stated the following in the company's press release:
"The benefits of operating a HDD with helium fill have been known for a long time. The breakthrough is in the product and process design, which seals the helium inside the HDD enclosure cost effectively in high-volume manufacturing,"
But why exactly is helium better for hard drives? In short, the gas is one-seventh (1/7) as dense as the air around us. This reduction in density allows for the platters to spin faster, or at the same spindle speeds at today's drives while experiencing less resistance and turbulance from versus an air-filled hard drive. Thanks to the reduced drag force, Hitachi can pack the platters closer together, which means that it can place more platters into the 3.5" hard drive form factor than ever before – up to seven with the current design. Further, the motor does not have to work as hard to drive the platters which results in quieter operation and more power savings. HGST also claims that using helium allows for better thermal conductivity, and allows the helium-filled hard drives to run up to 4°C cooler than an equivalently-configured air-equalized drive. Granted, 4°C is not that much of an improvement when looking at a single drive (or even a few in a desktop system), but it can add up to some decent cooling savings when these drives are utilized in datacenters.
Hitachi Global Storage does not yet have any specific products to announce publicly, but the company did offer up a few performance numbers that certainly seem promising – an in line with the company's goal of reducing the "total cost of ownership," or TCO. In addition tot he temperature improvements, the company claims up to 23% power reduction versus air. And when HGST factors in its seven-platter design, they have managed to bring the Watts-per-Terabyte (W/TB) 45% versus current drives. Assuming the helium-aided hard drives use the same (or more) amount of platter area as the company's previous drives, Hitachi/Western Digital could offer up to 7TB hard drives when combined with the company's 1TB per platter areal density improvements.
It has the potential to get even better, however. Should the engineers be able to integrate Heat Assisted Magnetic Recording (HAMR) – similar to what Seagate is pursuing – helium hard drives could offer up approximately 85TB 3.5" drives thanks to the additional two platters. Previously, Seagate envisioned up to 60TB HAMR hard drives in the 3.5" form factor. Those numbers are fairly far off in the future (and theoretical), however. On the other hand, Seagate believes that 6TB HAMR hard drives are reasonably close to public consumption, and if a HAMR drive could also benefit from the extra platters, potential spindle speed improvements, and power savings of using helium, I think 8TB+ is not out of the question while using less power than a traditional air-equalized (not sealed) 6TB HAMR-equipped hard drive.
Extremetech does bring up an interestng point about pricing, though. Mainly that helium is much more expensive than simply using the air around us! And as it is used up, it will only get more expensive, which are likely costs that will be passed onto consumers. Fortunately, it should not be too much of a premium that customers would have to pay (over a traditional hard drive) because a 3.5" hard drive will need only a small amount of the helium gas to realize the benefits, according to PC Perspective's resident storage guru Allyn Malventano.
What do you think about the prospects of a heluim-filled hard drive? Will we see such devices within our lifetimes, and just how much will these things cost? I suppose we'll have to wait until next year to find out!
Western Digital Hybrid Hard Drives: 5mm 500GB Sampling
Subject: General Tech, Systems, Storage | September 10, 2012 - 05:50 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: ultrabook, ssd caching, ssd, Hard Drive
Western Digital has been sampling 5mm-thin 2.5" hard drives designed for Ultrabooks. They have currently announced partnerships with Acer and ASUS to include these drives in future ultrathin laptops. Western Digital has currently only listed capacities of 500GB for the spindle portion of the drive but no word how much MLC flash will be included to cache most used files. The product will be discussed during the company's investor day on the 13th of this month.
At this stage SSDs are pretty much the missing link to a fast and responsive computer.
Prices have dropped to under one dollar per gigabyte ($1/GB) a few months ago with some models reaching 70c/GB – and those are the good ones too. The massive drop in price is still about an order of magnitude more expensive than spindle hard drives and consumers are using whatever space they can get. Several solutions exist to balance the speed of SSDs with the storage effectiveness of HDDs.
One solution is to include both in a single drive and keep the most used data in the SSD cache. Western Digital has just released samples of 5mm-thin hybrid hard drives for OEMs to put in extremely thin laptops.
I wonder if they're feeling chip-er...
Users who purchase laptops often have the mistaken assumption that a faster processor directly leads to increased response. That is certainly the case when comparing an Intel Atom to an i5 – but an i3 will probably spend just as much time idle and awaiting instructions from the hard drive as an i5 would.
Western Digital has not broken the SSD market despite their long success with spindle storage. It makes sense that Western Digital will push into the market with the starting point from which they are most comfortable. Western Digital has been shipping SSDs for over two-and-a-half years at this point but never really gained any traction.
It looks like Western Digital is realizing that they need to mix SSDs with what they know best and do something innovative to get a unique hook in the market – buying just a little more time.
The drive which has been announced today will contain a storage capacity of 500GB with an undisclosed amount of MLC NAND flash memory caching the most used data. The hook to differentiate themselves from other hybrid hard drives is its size: 5mm compared to the more common 9.5mm.
The Ultrabook market could be a lucrative wave to ride for the time being and give them even more capital to invest future SSDs. Hopefully they will not wait for solid state storage to creep up on them twice. Fool you once…
Western Digital is expected to discuss and showcase this product more at their Western Digital Investor Day on this Thursday, September 13th, 2012.
Seagate Acquires Majority of Shares in LaCie
Subject: General Tech | August 5, 2012 - 10:23 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: ssd, Seagate, LaCie, Hard Drive, controlling interest
Earlier this year, it was revealed that hard drive manufacturer was interested in acquiring a controlling interest in LaCie. LaCie is a manufacturer of high-end desktop drive and NAS enclosures. The company announced that it planned to purchase shares from LaCie CEO and Chairman Philippe Spruch and an unnamed partner. Doing so would give Seagate 64.5% of outstanding shares. It is further offering shareholders as much as $5.09 USD for their shares should Seagate acquire 95% of outstanding shares and voting rights within six months of the deal closing.
After getting the necessary go ahead from various governmental anti-trust bodies, Seagate is ready to move forward with the acquisition. Both Seagate Technology PLC (public limited company) and LaCie S.A. (annonymous society) have announced the buyout is official. Seagate has indeed purchased all shares owned by Philippe Spruch and his partner for €4.05 (approximately $5.01) per share, giving Seagate 64.5% of outstanding shares and a majority interest in the company and more votes than the remaining investors combined. Should Seagate acquire 95% of shares within six months, the check made out to the LaCie chairman and his unnamed affiliate would increase 3% due to the price per share paid increasing to €4.17/share (approximately $5.16).
The merging of Seagate and LaCie logos (hehe).
Beyond that, Seagate wants to completely buy out all outstanding shares of the company. It will offer an all cash offer to the remaining shareholders. While Ricol Lasteyrie & Associes is still the independent expert that was announced previously, Seagate has increased the price per share that they are willing to offer shareholders. Should the independent experts okay the offer (by making sure that LaCie shareholders would be getting an appropriate amount of money per share based on an independent valuation), Seagate is prepared to pay up to €4.50 per share, or approximately $5.57. With the new offer, there is no contingency offer like the 3% increase to Spruch should Seagate get 95% of shares. The €4.50 is as much as Seagate is looking to pay.
With all the talk lately of Seagate acquiring an SSD manufacturer, the official acquisition of LaCie is interesting. Seagate may well still be looking for an SSD manufacturer, because although LaCie does have some flash USB key storage experience and products, they do not have SSD experience. Also, the intention to buy LaCie has been known for much longer than the rumor that Seagate would acquire OCZ has been making the rounds on the web. As far as the combination of Seagate and LaCie goes, Seagate is getting a high-end enclosure product lineup that the company can then integrate its own drives into.
While not the announcement that people were hoping for, it is likely a positive move to Seagate to acquire LaCie. Is it OCZ or Fusion IO's turn next?
Here, you can find more information on the deal.
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I'm going to let the cat out of the bag right here and now. Everyone's home RAID is likely an accident waiting to happen. If you're using regular consumer drives in a large array, there are some very simple (and likely) scenarios that can cause it to completely fail. I'm guilty of operating under this same false hope - I have an 8-drive array of 3TB WD Caviar Greens in a RAID-5. For those uninitiated, RAID-5 is where one drive worth of capacity is volunteered for use as parity data, which is distributed amongst all drives in the array. This trick allows for no data loss in the case where a single drive fails. The RAID controller can simply figure out the missing data by running the extra parity through the same formula that created it. This is called redundancy, but I propose that it's not.
Continue on for our full review of the solution to this not-yet-fully-described problem!
Western Digital releases 'Red" series of SOHO NAS hard drives
Subject: Storage | July 10, 2012 - 08:04 AM | Allyn Malventano
Tagged: western digital, wdc, red, NAS, hdd, Hard Drive
** Note ** - Full review has been posted HERE!
Today Western Digital launches their Red series of hard drives. These are basically Caviar Greens that are specificially tuned to operate in small RAID configurations - namely home and small business NAS solutions containing up to 5 drives. These drives carry over some of the features present on Western Digital's Enterprise lines while adding a few of their own.
We got samples of the Red in yesterday evening, so instead of going on with conjecture derived from the news post, I'll hit you with the new features and a bit of my initial impressions from our early benching:
- Extremely quiet operation thanks to a new dynamic balancing mechanism built into the spindle motor hub. The drive essentially re-balances itself on-the-fly as temperatures change, etc.
- Seeks are equally quiet - quiet enough that a bunch of these doing random access outside of an enclosure would barely be audible from only a few feet away.
- Great sequential throughput (~150MB/sec at start of disk, ramping down to ~65MB/sec at the end).
- Random access times in the 20ms range - likely due to the very quiet seeking mechanism.
- Red Series drives will all be advanced format (i.e. internally addressed by 4k sectors).
- Reds will all be 1TB/platter, available in 1, 2, and 3TB capacities. This gives similar throughput figures regardless of capacity purchased.
- 3-year warranty, with a 24/7 support hotline specifically for Red owners.
- Red drives feature a QR code on the label to assist with any support issues down the road.
I'm not kidding about the quiet operation. The only sound the Red makes is reminiscent of a DVD spinning at low speed, in a sound deadening enclosure. There is no motor whine whatsoever and the head actuator is nearly inaudible. I have to almost lay my head on the drive to tell it is seeking at all.
A full review with all of the gory details will be up later today. For now I leave you with the WD press release after the break, along with this nifty QR to get you more info on the Red Series:
*note - the QR page may not yet be live.
Deals for June 18th - 2TB Buffalo LinkStation Live for $135
Subject: Editorial, Storage | June 18, 2012 - 09:56 AM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: deal of the day, external drive, Hard Drive, buffalo
Today's deal offers us a 2TB version of the Buffalo LinkStation Live, a NAS device (network attached storage) that allows users to easily backup their systems while being able to share the resources on the drive at the same time.
The Buffalo LinkStation Live series of drives allows you to access the NAS through Android and iOS applications over the web, supports transfer rates as high as 1 Gbps, is Apple Time Machine compatible and integrates a BitTorrent client too. A copy of NovaBACKUP Professional is included for users to install and setup easy, automated PC backups. And you can use the LinkStation Live as a DLNA media server to boot.
Today, LogicBuy has a deal on this unit for $135 with free shipping, using a coupon code found in the product's description.
SSD and HDD Price Analysis: End of Shortage In Sight?
Subject: Storage | December 18, 2011 - 11:20 AM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: WD, thailand, ssd, Seagate, hdd, Hard Drive, flooding
The hard drive industry might be recovering more quickly than expected and the entire tech field should be hoping that is the case. We have been covering the unfortunate disaster in Thailand and the accompanying disruption in the world of storage since things first started hitting the fan in October. The initial result was a very dramatic price increase on traditional spinning disks - prices going up as much as 200% in some cases. This week we got our hands on some very interesting data from Dynamite Data, a company focused on channel monitoring, that they were willing to let us share with you.
First, the bad news that we already know about - the price increases we have seen percolate throughout the entire industry in the last two months.
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This graph shows the average price of the top 50 spinning disk drives over the last year in red and the very specific Western Digital Velociraptor 150GB pricing on Amazon.com in blue. You can see that around October 16th the big price increase began and over the entire ecommerce span that Dynamite Data monitors, prices on the top 50 HDDs went up by 42%. And while not shown in the graph, other provided data shows that at its peak the low-cost leaders in the HDD market increased their prices by 150% as of early December.
Why did this happen? Looking at inventory levels clearly shows the drop in availability.
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Based on those same top 50 SKUs, we saw ecommerce inventory drop by 90% in late October (in less than one week!) after the first impact on the supply chain that occurred on October 8th. What is interesting is that it took a week or more for the price changes to take place based on the analysis of the disaster in Thailand. Much to the dismay of many of the conspiracy theorists out there though this data definitely backs up the price increases from WD, Seagate and others.
There is an uplifting bit of news in both of the above the graphs though - look towards the end of the time lines of gathered data. Both show movement in the direction of consumer's interests: a jump in inventory and a drop in average pricing. WD announced on November 30th that the first of its production facilities was back online and we are already seeing results. Of course the CEO of Seagate is still claiming that it will take more than a year for the industry to recover but it looks like supply may increase at a quicker rate than initially expected.
Finally, just for a bit of added bonus coverage, many have wondered if the price increase on traditional spinning drives would affect the pricing of SSDs. Well, it looks like did at least for a 10 day span.
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Over the last year prices for solid state drives have dropped by 23% on the top 50 devices available with one minor hiccup. In a 10 day period between the end of October and early November, there was an SSD price increase that isn't explainable by any kind of inventory changes or supply line changes. This was likely due to the HDD shortage and vendors looking to maximize profits when consumers didn't have access to the low cost hard drives they were used to. But because the price increase lasted such a short time I think we can clearly see that customers didn't fall for the ploy and the hiccup was quickly self-corrected.
Even though we have been monitoring prices on our own since the Thailand disaster first occurred, it is great to get some hard data to put alongside our presumptions. While there is tons of bad news still to digest for at least the first two quarters of 2012, the information provided by Dynamite Data provides some hope that the worst is behind us. If you are interested in more analysis of this data and you will be at CES in January, you should stop by the Storage Visions conference where there will be a short talk on the topic.
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Moorhead, MN (WDAY TV) -- Soon, all day kindergarten could become reality for Moorhead schools.
Tonight, the school board discussed the Minnesota's proposal of state-funding education at the kindergarten level. If passed, any district that wants to offer it will have the cost fully reimbursed.
That's different than the current system where some districts charge a fee to parents for more than half-day kindergarten.
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Enter the sE Electronics Reflexion Filter. It would seem ideal: Portable treatment for recording vocals and other single-mic sources. In practice? Here's the deal.
The Reflexion Filter (RF) is a semi-circular baffle. It comes with a mounting arm that clamps on your mic stand and extends outward. There are two "spindles": One for mounting the RF, and the other for mounting mics in a standard shock mount. This all weighs a fair amount, and as the weight is to one side, you need a stable mic stand (or secure the base with weights).
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The review started with a problem: I have several older mics whose mounts are incompatible with the RF mounting bracket. But there was an easy workaround. Instead of mounting the RF on its designated spindle (see product picture), I mounted it on the mic spindle (the screw threads are the same), faced the RF toward the mic stand, and mounted the mic on the mic stand itself. It worked just fine, and when I asked sE about this, they didn't see any potential problems. If all else fails, simply use two mic stands: one to hold the RF, and the other for the mic. As long as the mic sits in the center of the RF's arc, it works as advertised.
When testing the RF with vocals, the sound was definitely tighter and less "scattered" than without the RF, as far fewer reflections were getting back to the mic. But I was pleasantly surprised that it's possible to "tune" the effect by sliding the mic (or in my case, the RF) along the mounting arm track. Putting the mic closer to the baffle deadens the sound more (but introduces some frequency peaks), while moving the mic further away "lets in" more of the room ambience. While I think the preferred position is best, the variability can come in handy.
I also recorded percussion. Tambourine in particular benefited from recording in front of the RF. Although I don't play wind instruments, sE mentions that the RF is well-suited to recording reeds/horns and provides additional isolation. Based on my experiences, that's easy to believe. Also, some singer/piano players use it to provide additional mic isolation.
If anything, sE underhypes the RF. Even in an acoustically-treated room, you can get additional isolation. I kept thinking about Lee Flier's August column on recording a band and not worrying about leakage: If she'd had a couple of these, leakage would have been even less of an issue. Overall, this is a clever and useful accessory that earns major "cool useful gizmo" props.
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Original message Liberal Democrats in Uproar over Libya Action
Liberal Democrats in Uproar over Libya Action
by John Bresnahan & Jonathan Allen
WASHINGTON - A hard-core group of liberal House Democrats is questioning the constitutionality of U.S. missile strikes against Libya, with one lawmaker raising the prospect of impeachment during a Democratic Caucus conference call on Saturday.
Reps. Jerrold Nadler (N.Y.), Donna Edwards (Md.), Mike Capuano (Mass.), Dennis Kucinich (Ohio), Maxine Waters (Calif.), Rob Andrews (N.J.), Sheila Jackson Lee (Texas), Barbara Lee (Calif.) and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D.C.) all strongly raised objections to the constitutionality of the presidents actions during that call, said two Democratic lawmakers who took part.
And liberals fumed that Congress hadnt been formally consulted before the attack and expressed concern that it would lead to a third U.S. war in the Muslim world.
They consulted the Arab League. They consulted the United Nations. They did not consult the United States Congress, one Democrat lawmaker said of the White House. Theyre creating wreckage, and they cant obviate that by saying there are no boots on the ground. There arent boots on the ground; there are Tomahawks in the air.
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Oh, OU is up on Alabama 31-17 at the half. So I guess Alabama, a double-digit favorite, must be choking!
Look, things like that happen in bowl games. Baylor gets ripped for it, while Alabama will (if the result holds) get a free pass. That's the nature of college football fans.
BTW, at least two of the Baylor PI penalties, while maybe *technically* correct, were really no more than incidental contact and should not have been called. One was on the drive that made it 42-28 on a Baylor linebacker, and the other was on the drive that wrapped up the game and made it 49-35. The second one was declined, but it should never have been flagged in the first place. Say what you will, but by being so aggressive, the refs basically took Baylor out the game in the second half. If that's the way you want to see a game called, so lopsidedly that it seriously impacts the game, you're different than me. If you got that kind of penalty-calling result in a basketball game, people would be upset about it.
Now, that's not to say that Baylor lost because of the refs. That would not be true, as Baylor's defense was awful all around and the offense, although it played reasonably well, made a HUGE momentum-turning mistake (the Petty interception). UCF richly deserved the win, and I hope they get a little credit now. But most likely college football fans will just say, "They only beat BAYLOR."!


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carnifex, panda, quick sketch and draw, thanks alot for the comments guys
anyway made this my first proper ortho model sheet type thing, enjyo
yeah after i did it i realised it was very mononoke, but hell it was kinda fun
good one, and yes, very mononoke-ish. but s'all good, if it came from the heart.
nice melting of the two species. smoothen it out abit perhaps.and it doestn't look that much like mononoke.
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lighting! design! perspective! proportion!
And (self)motivation is still everything.
nice thread some interestin characters an very nice digital work
Trifles go to make perfection, And perfection is no trifle.
panda, carnifex, gibsini thanks alot dudes. Sry not much new work to show recently ill try and make some more (gotta buy me a new sketchbook o.O; ) any way heres a quick new pencil popke piece, enjoy:
hey, man... nice work... i like the wasp battle thing, the guache study, your little cartoony characters and your quick layouts... good stuff keep it going!
Mainloop- man i must be dyslexic.. cuz i thought you asked how many people are on lsd
yeah,man, these last studies are looking really great,I like em very much!!
Really nice progress in here, keep on rocking,man!
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Finally Finished
Da sketchbook
Hey, just wanted to say these are all cool as hell, but your TDome entry is fscking amazing.
The end
sweet shit, dude.
Your rocks rock.
I'm a big Popke fan!
And the rest - awesome!
Wonderful work, my friend. That last batch of sketches was supreme.
vigostar - Thank you ^__^
Mike - Thanks alot dude good to hear from you.
Gloominati - Thanks you
Paul - Thanks brother
Panda - Thank you man
Pootle - thanks the popkes are my fave too
Van - good to ehar from you my friend thanks for the comment
anyway jes finished this, its kinda ass but there a deadline only had today to really draw it, its for the new environment of the week, its a bit ass and the description blows but i promised form i would post:
Gate 42 of the titan fortress allowing entry to craft with only the appropriate identification signature.
The "gates" a complex series of above ground outposts provide one of the few visible parts of the titan fortress which expand for a massive distance underground (gate 42 being about 63km from the known center) intelligence reports suggest that it is entirely self sufficent, not just in the realms of sustinance but also concerning research and developement of new technologies, as it is rumored to be in league with the Taima Initiative and various other large corporations. Its suspected to have personel some where between two hundred thousand to ninehundred and fifty thousand, and easily enough equipment to wage a medium size war against almost any opponent.
That rocks.
seriously nice job with those landscapes. nice use of depth in all of them. cheers. keep it going.
Haha... Remember me dropping by to tell you that we're trying to attend the same school? Looks like we both made it. Well, see you at school sometime i guess.
Fantastic stuff you've got going, by the way. Lots of improvements since i last checked back.
Wow, nice progression rook.
It looksl ike you're pushing yourself in all sorts of different directions and its cool to see that.
That last envirnoment is looking nice. Just keep at it, you're doing a good job!
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There is nothing wrong with using a photo to help you see things.
No one complains about life drawing,
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hey man - crits for this one on the EOW voting thread.
post your damn chow-entry already
nice sketchbook btw. - i love your enviros
that one confuses me depthwise, the depth isnt believable because of the way you colored it... its the bottom half that fubars it try to cover the areas with your hand..
cheers man and what you need to do is to rar every envirothing you've done and send it to me! i love em all !! i want to be the third person that walks around in them..
thanks for the inspiration
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I really like that last concept, how cool would it be to work next to a water fall? I'd run through it on my lunch breaks. lol This sketchbook was a pleasure to look through. You put a lot of love into these bad boys! I'm glad to see all the hardwork. Especially all of the studies from life. You've really set a fire in me... I've gotta get more of those done. Thanks for the inspriation. I'll be watchin, mate.
right kids ive been kinda stressed lately and i have more to post, but this is what i scraped together right now, some of this stuff is really really old, and the skull one aint finished, but still im working on a portfolio for ringling atm and my next thunderdome piece should be done tomorow \o/ i have a bunch of sketches and drawings and stuff that i need scan. All that jazz. So yeah dun really worry about criting this stuff so much most of its pretty lame and i know it.
thanks for all the great comments guys, i really apreciate them, but my days are kinda packed (i get up at quater to 6 and get home at 7-8 in the evening -___-) yeah anyway folio for ringling in the wroks, hope i get in
hey man, finally =) love it all , well its pretty obvious you like enviorments more than characters ^^
that snow one looks awesome and so does the thumbs, keep those up and work more on your organics and youl be ready to roll =)
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yay tdome, i got destroyed the milligan, but it was fun ^__^
Wow, These sketches are really top notch. I like your last panda and girl sketch, landscape sketches and Sakura sketches the most. Thanks for the inspiration dude. You rock. the .
love it and you know it! =) looks awesome, aw wish i could do that kinda shit haha keep it up man
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great t-dome piece man, you're getting to the next level. can't wait to see what you do next.
Red, wow... the last image is brilliant!! bloody fantastic. love the slight shift in the little girls pose and nice use of cool lighter shadows. Although I do notice sometimes black outlines in your work can be slightly overwhelming. Just a little.
I quite like the warrior chick, a little broken in terms of values but nice design overall, the perspective studies are little gems, making an awsome progress.